OFSTED
28 November 2023
Latest graded inspection
Latest published outcome
Good
OEIF
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour & attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership & management
Good
SCHOOL DETAILS
About this school
School type
Foundation school
Phase
Secondary
Gender
Mixed
Religious character
—
Local authority
Hampshire
Trust
Not applicable
Census date
15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE
2025/26
School community
Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.
Total pupils
949
949 full-time ·
0 part-time
Female pupils
495
52.2% of pupils
Male pupils
454
47.8% of pupils
Free school meals
Pupils eligible for free school meals.
8.8 pts
below England
School
16.0%
Basingstoke and Deane
19.5%
South East
19.0%
England
24.8%
English as an additional language
Pupils whose first language is not English.
15.0 pts
below England
School
5.3%
Basingstoke and Deane
15.5%
South East
15.6%
England
20.3%
Young carers
Pupils recorded as young carers.
0.4 pts
above England
School
1.4%
Basingstoke and Deane
0.9%
South East
1.7%
England
1.0%
Ethnicity
Largest recorded pupil groups.
White British
84.4%
801
Any other White background
5.3%
50
African
2.0%
19
White and Asian
1.5%
14
Any other Mixed background
1.3%
12
Any other Asian background
1.2%
11
Council, regional and national comparisons
are pupil-weighted using published school
census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS
2025/26
Special educational needs
Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.
Pupils with SEN
18.7%
177 of
949 pupils
2.2 pts
below England
England:
20.8%
England
14.8%
0.4 pts
above
England
6.0%
2.6 pts
below
PRIMARY NEEDS
Pupils
Most common identified needs
SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.
ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE
2024/25
Key stage 4 outcomes
Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.
ATTAINMENT 8
Average attainment score
53.3
14.1 pts
above England
Latest published: 0.09 · 2023/24
Comparisons are averages of published school-level results for open schools. They are not pupil-weighted official local authority attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE
2024/25
Attendance profile
Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.
ABSENCE RATE
8.47%
Overall absence
Percentage of possible sessions missed.
2.25 pts
higher than
England
School
8.47%
Basingstoke and Deane
6.04%
South East
6.30%
England
6.22%
ABSENCE RATE
20.15%
Persistent absence
Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.
4.33 pts
higher than
England
School
20.15%
Basingstoke and Deane
14.14%
South East
15.75%
England
15.82%
ABSENCE RATE
4.47%
Severe absence
Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.
2.66 pts
higher than
England
School
4.47%
Basingstoke and Deane
2.13%
South East
1.93%
England
1.80%
Council, regional and national
comparisons are averages of published
school-level percentages rather than
pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?
School context
Comparison with open secondary schools.
CAPACITY
Capacity utilisation
99.9%
7.6 pts
above England
Testbourne Community School
99.9%
Basingstoke and Deane
93.9%
South East
95.0%
England
92.3%
Benchmarks use open schools in the
same phase. Capacity utilisation is
calculated from published pupil and
capacity figures.